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Mixing Red and White Wine
There are are two glasses with the same amount of wine in it - one with
red wine and one with white wine. Now a spoon full is taken from the red wine
and put into the white wine. The mixture is stirred properly. Now a spoon full
is taken from the mixture and put into the red wine.
Question: Is there
- More red wine in white wine than white wine in red wine, or
- More white wine in red wine than red wine in white wine, or
- Is the amount of white wine in the red wine identical to the amount of red wine in the white wine?
When I was in school I solved this "mathematically" - however, there is a solution
which does not involve a lot of calculations...
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